An estimated 1.8m hectares or 26% of Tasmania's land area was used for agricultural activity in 1999-2000.
Just over 4% of Tasmania's 1.8m hectares of agricultural land was used for cropping.
A relatively significant percentage of Tasmania's crops are smaller area intensive crops such as fruit and vegetables rather than broadacre crops such as wheat and barley.
LAND USE, Area, Tasmania - At 30 June 2000
|
 | '000 ha |
|
| Crops(a) | 77 |
| Sown pastures and grasses | 746 |
| Agricultural land(b) | 1,793 |
| Non-agricultural land(c) | 5,047 |
| Total land | 6,840 |
(a) Excludes crops harvested for hay and seed.
(b) Total area of establishments with an estimated value of agricultural operations (EVAO) of $5,000 or more.
(c) Comprises conserved land, forestry, urban and unused land such as vacant Crown land, commercially unused land on Aboriginal and other Crown reserves and waste land, ephemeral lakes etc., as well as establishments not in scope of the Agriculture Commodity Survey.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (Cat. no. 7113.0). |
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